Between the Hagia Sofia and the Blue Mosque (= Sultan Ahmed Camii) there is a small park with a nice fountain. People and especially kids love it. In summer it is very refreshing, when the wind carries some small drops of water to you.
Evening in Istanbuls quarter Ortaköy at the BosphorusOn the small square between the Ortaköy Mosque and the cafes, bars and restaurants people meet at night. The mosque was built in 1856 and its real name is Büyük Mecidiye Camii. Here one can enjo...
Obove the Golden Horn there is the cafe "Pierre Loti" (1850-1923). It's named after a French writer, who liked to come here many times. This is a wonderful viewpoint to look at Istanbul. But in winter you can also see how much the exhaust of simpl...
We are in the modern part of Istanbul, called Levent, next to one of the main roads. The big building is a small skyscraper and belongs to the Garanti Bank. At night the building is illuminated with blue light.
Obove the Golden Horn there is the cafe "Pierre Loti" (1850-1923). It's named after a French writer, who liked to come here many times. This is a wonderful viewpoint to look at Istanbul. More panoramas at www.derPanoramafotograf.com
Taksim Square is one of the main traffic hubs in Istanbul. Besides a large bus station where all kinds of city bus lines depart, there is a modern underground station and the turning point of the historic tram. It runs along the Istiklal-Caddesi (...
The old tramway of Istanbul connects the Taksim square with the historic underground Tünel. With slow speed it drives down the big pedestrian area of the Istiklal Caddesi (Independence Street) and passes many stores, bars and restaurants.
One of Istanbuls landmarks is the Galata tower. An escalator carries you comfortably up into the restaurant and from there its a few steps to the open air platform with a great view at the city. More panoramas at: http://www.derPanoramafotograf.com
Directly at the Golden Horn in Istanbul there is the quarter Eminönü. Here on the big square in front of the Yeni Camii (= new mosque) and the Egyptian Bazar there are always traders who try to sell their goods to the people.
Inner courtyard of the Yeni Cami (=New Mosque). It's friday afternoon and many people are just leaving the mosque after praying. Others are preparing themselves for praying. An important preparation is to wash yourself according to certain rules. ...
Today the Turks call the Hippodrome At Meydan, which means horse square. originally it was the Circus Maximus. With a length of 400m there was space for 100000 people. Septimus Severus started the construction in 203 and 120 years later Konstantin...
Today the Turks call the Hippodrome At Meydan, which means horse square. originally it was the Circus Maximus. With a length of 400m there was space for 100000 people. Septimus Severus started the construction in 203 and 120 years later Konstantin...
